Tuesday - What's for dinner?

[Lucinda]

We still have snow on the ground and it seemed like perfect chili weather. So I have a pot simmering away.

Were having the Chili, Beer bread (my maiden voyage - never made it before) and maybe a salad.
What's for dinner at your house?

[Tesha]

1. Homemade pasta

some kind of sauce - shrimp? cheese? meatball? veggie?....
homemade breadsticks...

salad...

[Lucinda]

2. Yum. Homemade pasta is the best!

I've been craving spinach ravioli with some shaved parmesan and olive oil.
Maybe tomorrow!

[wildeyed]

3. Split pea and ham soup.

Must be bean week at my house. :shrug:

[Lucinda]

4. Another tasty choice!

Nuthin wrong with bean week. :D

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Tonight,

we have Tab's Baby Back Ribs, potatoes au gratin, and applesauce.

Maybe some steamed carrots, sugar snap peas, and scallions tossed with a bit of olive oil and some balsamic vinegar.

For dessert?

BROWNIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lucinda]

6. It all sounds sooo good. But I have serious dessert envy.

I want those brownies!

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Zuppa di Fagioli

Not pasta fazool ..... more like a northern Italian thing. I'm making it up as I go. It is on the stove now.

[Lucinda]

8. Do you use white beans?

I saw a recipe a while back that used white beans and ham hocks. I think they drizzled rosemary oil over it before serving.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Yes, white beans

My soup will be pretty basic/old school.

I soaked the beans overnight.

I changed the water and brought to one boil and drained them. Now they are back on the stove with a change of water and simmering.

I will then remove 1/4 or so of the beans and mash the rest (not so old school - I will use a stick blender).

Meanwhile, I will saute some garlic, onions, green onions, carrots, and celery. That goes in with the beans. Let it all simmer for another 15 or 20 minutes. Season it up with some oregano and parsley.

Serve it with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle of fresh herbs. Maybe some parm .....

[Lucinda]

12. It sounds great. My mother was a huge white bean fan.

She would have loved your recipe!

[kestrel91316]

9. Leftover creamed salmon and peas on toast, coleslaw, half an avocado

(for the hell of it). But with the weather moving in on Thursday, I want to fix some potato and kale soup with turkey kielbasa. Need to pick up a second bunch of kale at Ralph's to pull it off though, and pull the kielbasa out of the fridge to thaw tonight.

Chili! I haven't had chili this year yet.

So much food.......so little time........when you live alone you only fix one or two main dishes a week, and eat lots of leftovers.

[Lucinda]

11. Wow. Ralphs? I haven thought about Ralphs since I left California.

That's a blast from the past for me. :hi: They always had the most interesting stuff. We live in a tourist area, and our local grocery store has minimal choices. I sure miss a great grocery store!

I've never had creamed salmon. Sounds interesting! Especially with the peas.

Looks like my instinct to make chili was spot on. It's snowing heavily right now.

[kestrel91316]

14. I got the recipe off allrecipes.com. I added onions, sauteed them in the butter

to start. And of course frozen peas rather than canned.

[Lucinda]

13. Beer bread is in the oven...wish me luck!?!

Wasn't crazy about the taste of the batter.
We shall see....

[Lefta Dissenter]

15. just finished

a huge bowl of popcorn :popcorn: and a beer :beer:

Does that count? :shrug:

In all fairness, my SO made us pork chops, potatoes and green beans for a late lunch.

[Lucinda]

23. LOL It counts!

Sometimes I just have dessert.

[cbayer]

16. Patty melts with blue cheese and cantaloupe.

It's what's available.

I really need to go to the store tomorrow.

:hi:

[Lucinda]

24. Actually that sounds wonderful.

I've been wanting blue cheese dressing since I started eating salads again, and craving fruit too. LOL

[cbayer]

29. It turned out quite well.

The richness of the bleu patty melt was balanced by the melon and a good time was had by all!

:hi:

[Lucinda]

31. I keep trying to grow Chanterais every year. I love cantaloupe.

I have some serious dinner envy here! :D

[supernova]

17. Jamaican Jerk Chicken Breasts

And mago and peach salsa with fresh tortilla chips. :9 :9

[Lucinda]

25. Oh... that sounds great. How do you make the salsa?

[mopinko]

18. a minestrone type soup and some bread

simple. minestrone type, as in the kind that you get in most restaurants, and in the can, but also in the- lets see what's in the fridge here. used some tofurky italian sausage for the vegetarians. didn't think much of it. the taste was ok, but the texture was like snot.
some nice sourdough from whole foods.
not a big deal. was out interviewing cabinet guys all day.

[Stinky The Clown]

19. You're forming a cabinet, too?

:::ducking:::

:hi:

[mopinko]

20. i need a minister of smart-ass-titude

are you available? do you have any loose 1099's on your record?

seriously, talked to this guy. he seemed pretty good.
http://www.customcabinetsource.com/
wrong forum, i know.

[Lucinda]

26. Are you renovatinging?

Soup and bread is always a good thing, especially if you're busy.

[mopinko]

33. yeah, had a lot of thread over in diy

i have a 100 year old greystone in chicago. i have been working on it since i have owned it, off and on. we put a nice big kitchen in the basement, with a family room. and a few years ago, we took over the whole thing. so it is a nice big house now.
i am taking some time off from making art to invest some time and money in really getting it finished off. we were getting ready to replace the old 2 story enclosed back porch with an addition. there are some threads over there about the crash and burn of that plan. so i am trying to finish up what is left to do on the existing building.
long overdue stuff getting done. really feels good. some of that- ugly nut not really pressing- stuff has been done, painting, plaster repair, etc. got a beautiful new front door to go with the foyer that i did a couple years ago.
i'm hanging pictures today. that's a big woohoo.
pop over to diy later. i am gonna try to get some pictures uploaded tonight.

[Lucinda]

35. I will! Sounds like quite a project to tackle.

I've never done reno, but I'm a closet architect. :)

[kcass1954]

21. Pizza. I had a hair appt after work, so Mr. kcass ordered from somewhere.

Tomorrow will be a different story. Temp is dropping rapidly, and I'm in the mood for a lentil stew - my variation of this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=236&topic_id=36171&mesg_id=36171

I use more rice and fewer lentils, and very light on the tabasco. There's kielbasa in the fridge, I've already done the prep work, and I baked bread last night.

[Lucinda]

27. That sounds really good. I don't make lentils as often as I should.

Going to bookmark that one. Thanks for linking it.

[NMDemDist2]

22. Lady B (my stepmom from Louisana and an AWESOME cook) arrived today for a week

so I just made a loaf of bread, some potato soup and served it with sharp cheddar and apple slices

light but filling and tasty but fast with no work

[Lucinda]

28. You're making me hungry. LOL

Sounds like a great combo.

[cbayer]

30. Yum! Potato soup recipe would be appreciated.

And please let us know what stepmom makes while she is in town.

I miss Louisiana so much.

:sad:

[NMDemDist2]

34. it's my 'cheater recipe' but it's fast and SO good

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=236&topic_id=28721&mesg_id=28728

[hippywife]

32. I didn't make any dinner.

I came home fed the chickens and the dog. Went upstairs and put on my flannel jammies. (I didn't button the top right so I unbuttoned it and re-buttoned it. I still ran out of buttons before button holes. I left it that way.) I crawled into bed and just got up 20 minutes ago. Poor hubband had to fend for himself.

[Lucinda]

36. "The Bill Clan" are a resourceful lot, I'm sure your fella found something to chew.

Sounds like a rough day. I don't know the details, but you're and angel for cooking and being there for them.